Core Markets – Page 44
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Venturing & InvestmentsOpen Future developments
Round-up of recent activity among Telefónica-backed startup and venturing ecosystems.
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PremiumTelefónica Empresas adds BMC Helix to cloud offer
Partnership with IT support management specialist expected to bolster Telefónica’s portfolio of cloud-based scalable solutions for the enterprise market.
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PremiumVivo and TIM follow through with network-sharing deal
Partners progress on merging legacy networks, and expanding 4G to more rural areas through a multi-operator core.
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PremiumTelefónica role in network-sharing coalition to be limited
Telefónica attempts to muscle in on Orange-Vodafone sharing deal prompts a revision of plans to protect synergies while minimising risk of regulatory interference.
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PremiumTelefónica fails to meet 2015 licence obligations
Operator cites a variety of reasons for delays as it falls short of the progress of its rivals in meeting targets for households and transport infrastructure across the nation. O2 promises to fulfil obligations by end-2020. Coverage obligations are part of ongoing 5G legal wrangles.
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PremiumTelefónica|Vivo, TVF launch Terra Fibre FTTP
Telefónica|Vivo’s first fibre deployment franchise partner TVF launched a Terra Fibra-branded fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) offering in a second city during late-2019.
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PremiumTelefónica España renews Euskaltel deal
Telefónica España renewed its wholesale mobile agreement with Euskaltel Group, parent of regional quad-player Telecable.
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PremiumTelefónica España opens DEKRA V2X lab
Telefónica España, the Andalusian local government, and vehicle testing and inspection expert DEKRA opened the doors to a new research and development laboratory for 5G vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology.
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PremiumTelefónica España wins EUIPO contract
Telefónica España will provide fixed telephony services to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) after it won a contract worth €2m.
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PremiumEuropean Commission slows Telefónica España’s Prosegur acquisition
Telefónica España’s planned acquisition of a 50% stake in Prosegur, the Spanish security alarm business, has slowed ahead of regulatory approval from the European Commission (EC).
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Public AffairsTelefónica Deutschland commits to sustainability loan
Telefónica Deutschland claimed to be the first German telecoms company to have signed a “sustainability-linked loan”, in an effort to link financing costs with its environment, social, and governance (ESG) rating.
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PremiumO2 Germany partners with CTS Eventim
Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) and German event ticketing platform provider CTS Eventim have forged a partnership to run for the next several years.
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PremiumTelefónica Europe people movements, Jan-Feb 2020
Several key changes at Telefónica UK and España.
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Public AffairsOperators own up to 2015 coverage target misses
NatCo claims to have met household coverage targets set at 2015 auction. None of Germany’s three MNOs meets 100% targets along transport routes. BNetzA yet to test operators’ coverage claims.
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PremiumVendors jockey for position as Brazil’s 5G auctions near
Huawei awarded 4G equipment contract, paving the way to become Telefónica’s biggest partner in the Brazilian market. Ericsson set to mount a response.
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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica picks Comtech for LatAm remote backhaul
Telefónica Group agreed a multi-year programme with US-based Comtech Telecommunications to help it manage the backhaul requirements of its 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks in Argentina and Brazil.
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PremiumVivo looks for FTTP partners to boost regional coverage
New franchise model aims to extend FTTP footprint by one million homes by end-2021. Three franchisees already signed up.
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PremiumVivo selling 1,909 towers to Telxius for €140m
Telefónica|Vivo agreed to sell 1,909 tower sites to Telxius Torres Brasil for BRL 641m (€141m).
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PremiumO2 Germany to build 6,000 masts with rivals
O2 joins forces with Telekom and Vodafone to tackle mobile ‘white spots’. Government aims to build 5,000 masts on top. Further collaborative effort brings ‘LTE for all’ to the Berlin U-Bahn.
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PremiumO2 Germany links with Nokia for 5G campus network
Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) flagged the opening of a 5G campus network in Berlin in collaboration with network partner Nokia, which is providing the small cell-based indoor network for the project.